News stories 2013

On the 25th-28th November 2013 we exhibited at the largest construction event in the Middle East – The Big 5 International Building and Construction show at the Dubai World Trade Centre. The exhibition floor was bustling with over 60,000 visitors from both local and international companies across four days; and served as the ideal networking platform for the Lorient global team. December 2013.

We've recently appointed a new exclusive distributor for India – Madras Malabar. Founded in 1992, Madras Malabar offers sound product knowledge and expertise; and has a proven track record promoting our comprehensive range of acoustic, smoke and fire sealing products. November 2013.

Lorient fully supports the Government’s STEM initiative to help create a strong supply of scientists, engineers, technologists and mathematicians to service the UK manufacturing industry in the future. As part of this – we have committed to supporting Apprenticeships. November 2013.

Lorient will be presenting the highly popular ‘Performance Door Design: The Basics of Sound Reduction’ CPD seminar at the RIBA CPD Providers Network Roadshow event in London at the *RIBA Headquarters*, on the 05/12/13.
October 2013.

We are delighted to support 'Fire Door Safety Week' which runs from 16-21 September 2013 and aims to raise awareness of the critical role of fire doors and encouraging building owners and users to check the operation and condition of their fire doors and to report those that aren't satisfactory. September 2013.

Lorient is today unveiling its new and exciting range of architectural seals – under the brand name of AURA®. A select and discerning range of architectural seals with strong design accents. Sensitive to the choices an Architect has to make and aiming to minimise the design conflict of form over function, AURA delivers something different.
August 2013.

Lorient will presenting the highly popular ‘Performance Door Design: The Basics of Sound Reduction’ CPD seminar at the RIBA CPD Providers Network Roadshow event in Birmingham at the Crowne Plaza, NEC on the 19th September 2013. July 2013.

The Guild of Architectural Ironmongers (GAI) has appointed a new President; John Jefferies, CEO of Laidlaw Interiors Group. John is joined by his new Vice President - Maria Simmonds, Managing Director of Lorient – a respected designer and manufacturer of architectural door seals. May 2013.

Lorient, respected designer and manufacturer of acoustic, smoke and fire seals for door assemblies was very proud to have been announced as regional winner of the HSBC Global Connections Award at the end of 2012. May 2013.

Lorient, respected designer and manufacturer of acoustic, smoke and fire seals for door assemblies has launched a new ‘Acoustic Search’ web app. Designed with speed and flexibility in mind, it provides access to a wide range of tested acoustic sealing systems on a variety of popular door constructions and configurations. April 2013.